Grateful Dead Live at Alfred College on 1970-05-01
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- Publication date
- 1970-05-01 ( check for other copies)
- Topics
- Soundboard, Charlie Miller
- Collection
- GratefulDead
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- Grateful Dead
- Resource
- DeadLists Project
- Item Size
- 919.4M
Deep Elem Blues
I Know You Rider
Monkey and the Engineer ->
Candyman
Me And My Uncle
Mama Tried
Cumberland Blues
The Race Is On
Wake Up Little Susie
New Speedway Boogie
Cold Jordan
Uncle John's Band
Set 3
Drums ->
Not Fade Away
Hard To Handle
Cryptical Envelopment ->
Drums ->
The Other One ->
Cryptical Envelopment
High Time
Turn On Your Lovelight
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Song Title | Versions | Compilations | Covers |
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Deep Elem Blues | |||
I Know You Rider | |||
Monkey And The Engineer -> | |||
Candyman | |||
Me And My Uncle | |||
Mama Tried | |||
Cumberland Blues | |||
The Race Is On | |||
Wake Up Little Susie | |||
New Speedway Boogie | |||
Cold Jordan | |||
Uncle John's Band | |||
Not Fade Away | |||
Hard To Handle | |||
Cryptical Envelopment -> | |||
Drums -> | |||
The Other One -> | |||
Cryptical Envelopment | |||
High Time | |||
Turn On Your Lovelight// |
Notes
Notes:
-- Source 1 provides Deep Elem Blues through Cumberland Blues
-- Source 2 provides The Race Is On through the middle of Drums
-- Source 3 provides the middle of Drums though the end of the show
-- Part of the acoustic set with members of the New Riders
-- Thanks to David Gans for sources 2 and 3
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction
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- 2008-11-09 08:07:05
- Identifier
- gd1970-05-01.sbd.miller.95683.sbeok.flac16
- Lineage
- CD -> Adobe Audition v1.5 ->Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC
- Location
- Alfred, NY
- Run time
- 126:27.31
- Transferred by
- Charlie Miller
- Type
- sound
- Venue
- Alfred College
- Year
- 1970
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Reviews
Subject: Finally got the spotlight
In the days of blanks & postage part of this circulated as filler labeled "St. Louis", but in poorer quality. Now we have the SBD in high qual, and can see that the show is, overall, a bit better than the more famous following night. This was a college tour, bypassing nearby Buffalo. We don't have the previous show at Wisconsin Sound Storm Festival [which had the last Death Don't 'til '89], and this show was at the smaller, private, Alfred University and not (as often stated) across town at Alfred State College SUNY. It's hard to imagine a show at this point with less than one hundred people! The second set seems short; maybe there is a missing song before NFA or after Love Light.
First Set. The beginning of Deep Elem is cut, but at least we have it now! It starts with an announcer at the conclusion of the NRPS set, but other lists have this set occurring before NRPS, so either some is missing or NRPS played first on this night. I Know You Rider suffers from some mic noise, but it gets ironed out. 7½mins is long for an acoustic version. The tempo increases but it's still good. Monkey & the Engineer is one of the best e v e r, and is followed by a pat Candyman. Me & My Uncle is unique, w/Marmaduke singing, but not better. David Nelson is on acoustic and Jer moves to electric for the leads. Mama Tried is also unique and works better. Starting at Cumberland Blues there's a weird, cardboard box beat that mars the recording. Something did not record well and can not be removed (I couldn't filter it, anyway). This is a terrific Race is On and though better examples of Wake Up Little Susie exist, you can't go wrong with this Speedway. An all-time classic. Phil chose this for his Fallout compilation, released with no date/location. Supposedly this show is not in the vault. But apparently Phil was shown a loose reel and he pulled this performance? After an average Jordan they finish with a solid Uncle John's
Second Set. Though the first set is one of the best acoustic sets of '70, better electric sets are found in other shows from the era. That said, this is a fine Hard to Handle. After repeatedly explaining that Pig doesn't want to sing, he changes his mind and sends it. High Time is above average as well. All copies of The Other One have a cut @16secs. All copies also have a cut in Love Light @6:47, and the end is missing. Occasionally in spring '70 there was an encore after a Love Light. It's hard to tell.
1st Set: B+
2nd Set: C
Overall = 3½ stars
Highlights:
Monkey & the Engineer – one of the best, period
Mama Tried – unique
The Race is On – certified example
New Speedway Boogie – familiar from Fallout but great
SOURCES: All SBDs have BAL and pitch issues. The miller_95683 is the most complete, and has just minor tape speed fluctuations. Three songs need -1% pitch correction: Rider, Mama Tried, and the first 2mins of Not Fade. New Speedway is on Fallout.
Subject: New Riders set?!
Subject: This Darkness got to give..
Take Jesus as your daily guide
Though you may feel pure and saintly
Without Him walking by your side
And when you come to make your crossing
At the end of the pilgrim's way
If you ever will meet your Savior
You will surely meet Him on that day
Now look at that cold Jordan
Look at its deep water
Look at that wide river
Oh, heavy mighty billows roll
You better take Jesus with you
He's a true companion
Oh, I'm sure without Him
That you never will make it home
That awful day of judgment
Is coming in the by and by
We'll see our Lord descending
In the glory from on high
Oh, let us get in touch with Jesus
And in the special love of God
And maybe ever get ready
When he comes on Jordan's tide
This is a very deep Acoustic Set
especially when compared to the
'a band member is delayed' impromptu mini sets
of early 1970
The addition of NRPS in the acoustic
goes well both vocally
and with guitar and mandolin
Absolutely incredible
Speedway, Jordan, UJB
is thinking man's DEAD
(Are you kind ?)
The electric set is fierce right out of the gate-NFA
Intense Interplay vocally between PIg &Weir to close
Pretty cool that they could be so mellow for the acoustic
and so rocket fueled for the electric.
High Time in the last ballad of the Night slot
how rare would that have been in the 80s?
Lovelight has some nice harmonies
on the Shine on Me..
Subject: May 1, 1970, the first show of the 1970 Spring tour and the first of An Evening With the Grateful Dead, New Riders, new format.
Subject: Just to keep this going
Subject: Stream only?
Subject: Sounds so good
Subject: NRPS Harmonies
I love both songs when played electric, but this easy acoustic is spectacular.
Subject: An Evening With The Grateful Dead
Subject: this is 1 sick ass acoustic/electric show!
Subject: What a beauty
Subject: marmaduke
Subject: Unbelievable
Subject: Clean
Subject: '70 bliss
Well...this and nekkid chicks.
Subject: I Know You Rider coolness
Subject: Those monitors....or beer..
Dig it, like uh.
Subject: THANK YOU
Subject: Fantastic acoustic set.
Subject: CLASSIC
Subject: David Nelson
Subject: Sick of cowboy medleys?
Subject: Nothing wrong with making money
That said....This is one sweet show. Thanks to all who were there back then to make sure that tapes survived.
Subject: BEST NEW SPEEDWAY BOOGIE EVER!!!!
Subject: mmm
Subject: Acoustic Alchemy
The electric portion is scorcher in it's own rights. NFA burns. There are a few blemishes.
Still, this one is a keeper brothers and sisters.
Subject: The harmonies are sweet
Will rate it if/when I listen to the rest.
Subject: the last part is a bit muddy
Subject: wow
Subject: alfred?
Subject: cold jordan
Subject: Alfred may '70
just found this site!
I was there. was a freshman. The show was at the Tech college, across the valley.
The acid was very good that nite, but I do remember hanging out with Phil and Mickey as they loaded the station wagons to split after the show.
I think there were maybe 50 people at the show - haha!!
Next nite was the magical Harpur college show - we drove in Wally's '61 bug to binghampton.
Subject: The GRATEFUL DEAD "Live On Stage" May 1, 1970 at Alfred College, Alfred, NY, U.S.A.
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Thirty nine years ago the GRATEFUL DEAD were in Alfred, NY wherever that is?
Why were they there? Because in 1970 the GRATEFUL DEAD were not a HUGE CORPORATE MONEY MACHINE, like most you know them.
They were the scariest, ugliest, freakiest, most bizzare show outside of a bonafide FREAK SHOW.
Most people today only know the GRATEFUL DEAD as this HUGE money making machine that only played coliseums. You missed it...so listen to the boys be the boys, without the big Bill Graham Production.
If you got turned on to the GRATEFUL DEAD after 1972, all you know of them is this huge money making machine. I remember when NOBODY would sign the GRATEFUL DEAD, I remember when Warner Bros, "GREEN LABEL" was losing money on the DEAD.
The fad of the "Hippy Scene" was exploited. Thank GOD the DEAD rejected that crap.
It's called show business, no business, no show.
This is before the business, before the corporations, before the avarice.
I think this is the best sounding, most complete set of songs for the May 1, 1970 show.
Okay there are several May 1, 1970 shows here on the IA. I got them all. I recommend you get them all too.
Get em' while you can, get em' while they're free, get em' now or you'll be sorry. The "Man" giveth and the "Man" taketh away.
Stereo mix, excellent recording, exceptional performances. A must have for any collector of 1970 GRATEFUL DEAD.
Me and My Uncle is in the pocket.
Sounds like Marmaduke (from the NRPS) is singing backup with Bobby on Mama Tried, written by Merle Haggard.
Electric GRATEFUL DEAD starts with Not Fade Away.
Hard To Handle is funky, Pigpen was the greatest front man I ever saw...The GRATEFUL DEAD were great, but they were the best when they had PIGPEN. Pigpen had soul, heart, and an unlimited amount of talent.
Cryptical Envelopement is sweet and jazzy...I loved the Ahthem of the Sun sets...no pun intended...
Eat, Drink, be Merry and Listen to the GRATEFUL DEAD.
Thanks for the Love.
Subject: to oh_uh_um_ha or whatever
Subject: One of the very best wooden sets...
Subject: ohhhh well
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